⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-4Q127-27
+8Q232-22
+12Q332-19
-11Q415-21
▼ MEM better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 35
Key battles
17Free throws made7
18Offensive rebounds8
5Threes made2
5Blocks2
📊The numbers
| HOU | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
